Savannah Sand Gnats 3 Rome Braves 0

Game two of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Rome Braves was played in front of  2,224 fans Friday at Grayson Stadium. Both teams had 5 hits and Savannah won 3-0.
Fans saw a. great pitching duel between both starters: Mauricio Cabrera for Rome, pitched 7 shutout innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 8 and walked 1.. Matt Koch for Savannaah , pitched 7 1/3 shutout innings, allowed 4 hits, struck out 5, and did not walk a batter.
Savannah scored 3 runs in the 8th inning. 3bJeff Reynolds singled and pinch runner Eudy Pinna advanced to second on a sac bunt by cAlbert Cordero. ssPhillip Evans singled. 2bChad Zurcher drove in the first run with a single. A run scored on a cfBrandon Nimmo RBI ground out. Zurcher scored on a wild pitch.
Sand Gnat reliever, Paul Sewald , who won his first game and is now (1-1),pitched 1 2/3 shutout innings, allowed 1 hit, and struck out 2.
Game three of the series starts at 6:05 pm Saturday at Grayson  Stadium.